For more than two decades Mr. Smyth served as an instructor at the Heart of Texas Boundary Retracement Seminar & Concan Original Surveys Retracement Seminar.

Mr. Smyth was honored with the Vern Wayne Hanan Memorial Community Action Award in 1994 and the Surveyor of the Year Award in 2000.

Former member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors (NCEES).

Mr. Smyth was County Surveyor of Uvalde County, Texas and completed two six-year terms of service as a Board Member of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying. While on TBPLS, he served as Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Licensed State Land Surveyors Committee, and Chairman of the Rules Committee.

Most recently, Mr. Smyth was awarded the Hugh L. George Memorial Award.

Viewing will be at Rushing Estes Knowles in Uvalde on Tuesday, August 9th from 5-7 pm.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 10th at 10 am at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, followed by a grave side service.

Comments...

I am sorry to hear about Greg's passing. I have been to several seminars that he was an instructor at, Concan & Heart of Texas, and always learned something new. He will definitely be missed. God bless him and his family during this difficult time.

I am sorry to say I was out of the country when Greg passed away, and I was unable to attend his funeral service. That was my loss. I ever found Greg to be a thoughtful and respectful friend. He cared very much for the profession of Land Surveying, and in my estimation seemed to be constantly making efforts to better the profession and its members. While often quiet and un-assuming, his mind was constantly working on the cardinal rules of protecting the public and encouraging the maintenance of high standards in our practice. I shall miss him and his counsel.

I first met Greg in 1959 when he joined Frank Drought Engineering and became an instrument man and Technician on my survey crew. I took him to the office when we got to call for his wife to go to Uvalde to deliver their first little girl. C. B. Johnson, and Engineer, gave him a rusty pocket knife and a piece of twine in case he did not make it all the way. to Uvalde, luckily it was not needed. Through the years Greg and I maintained a very good friend and working relationship that was to be carried on through the years. I could tell many stories of his surveying prowess and knowledge but that is not necessary as we all know of that, God Bless you Greg and we will see you in the future. Amil Baker

he Heavenly Father needed to add another member to the "Super Crew". Greg was one of Jerry Goodson's closest and most respected friends, along with Daryl Shine. The three of them are now back together running the gradient line along the Jordan. My guess, is they are amiably arguing which one is the chief, which is running the instrument, and who is taking notes. Either that, or fishing and swapping stories.

Greg was a great man, a great friend, and a Leader among surveyors. I will greatly miss him and our surveying profession has lost a giant of a surveyor. However, our loss is Heaven's gain, as he now is surveying off the boundaries of Heaven.
"Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. So I said, 'Where are you going?' And he said to me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.'" - Zechariah 2:1-2